American basketball player

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American basketball executive and former professional player who is a co-owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also currently the host of the American adaptation of The Cube. Nicknamed "D-Wade" and "Flash", he is regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history, he spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, an eight-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team.

Born

1982

January 17

Died

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1980s

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-38 Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
1362 Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea.
1377 Pope Gregory XI reaches Rome, after deciding to move the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon.
1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.

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The world in 1982

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april 11 American-Israeli reservist Alan Harry Goodman carries out a mass shooting at the Dome of the Rock, killing two Palestinians and injuring at least seven others.
april 17 Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
april 2 Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
april 21 Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.

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Alain Badiou 1937– French philosopher and academic Calvin Harris 1984– Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer Clyde Walcott 1926–2006 Barbadian cricketer and coach (born 1926) Davíð Oddsson 1948– Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland (died 2026) Denis O'Hare 1962– American actor and singer Derrick Mason 1974– American football player Gyude Bryant 1949–2014 Liberian businessman and politician (born 1949) Kang Chan-hee 2000– South Korean singer and actor Naveen Andrews 1969– English actor

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Anderson Varejão 1982– Brazilian basketball player Asia O'Hara 1982– American drag performer Becky Bayless 1982– American wrestler Boosie Badazz 1982– American rapper Brent Tate 1982– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Bridget Regan 1982– American actress Christina Stürmer 1982– Austrian singer-songwriter Ezekiel Kemboi 1982– Kenyan runner Fala Chen 1982– Chinese actress and singer

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